Drinking-fountain.



P. :T. MADDEN.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN. iPPLIUATION FILED JAN. 5, 1912. o 1 11 749 Patented Jana 39, 19M,

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DRINKING FOUNTAIN' APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 1912.

Patented June 30, 1914;

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P. J. MADDEN.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN. A'PPLIOATION FILED mums. 1912.

1, 1 @LJYQQ Patented June 30,1914.

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Maw/q PATRICK J'. MADDEN, 0B- oiaxoaeartmnors.

DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Jane'saiaia- To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I', PATRICK J. MADDEN, a citizen of the United statesresidingat hica go, in the county of Cook andSt'ate-of' Illinois, have invented certain new and*use ful Improvements in Drinking-Fountains, of which the followingisa specification.

For the purposes of this application the invention is illustrated as embodied in adrinking fountain of'the well hung type for the reason that my original aim and object was to provide an improved drinking fountain of this type, but several of the novel features of the invention are applicable to drinking fountains of other types, and 1' therefore desire to have it under stood that Ireserve'to myself the exclusive rightto use each of said several novel fea* tures for any purpose and in a device of any name or'character whatsoever inwhich it may be found to lie-useful.

While the general object of'the' invention is to provide an improved drin'kin'g' fountain, its specific objects-are to improve certain features in the respectsthatwill fully appear from the following'description.

The invention consists in the features of novelty that are hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part ofthis specification and in which Figures 1 and 2 are vertical sections-0f a drinking fountain embodying the invention, said sections being taken inplanes that are' perpendicular" to each other and indicated by the lines 1-1 Fig; 2, and 2-2 Figl 1, respectively. Fig. 3 is a view partly in plan and partly in horizontal section on the line 3---3, Figs. 1 and 2, of a drinking fountain embodying the invention, some of the parts above the plane of the line ofsection' being broken away.

T he invention relates more particularly to that class of drinking fountains in which there is a drinking cup, means for admitting water to the cup below its upper edge or rim and causing it to bubble up, so to speak, abasin for catching the waste water which over-flows the drinking cup and means for conducting said waste water'to a waste pipe, through which it is ultimately disharged, means being. also provided for supporting the basin.

The invention relates more particularly to that. class of drinking fountains that havea basin and means for attaching it to and supf porting" it directly by the Wall, as distinguished-from supporting it either in whole or in part by a vertical pedestal or legs resting upon and risingf'rom the floor.

The moderntend'ency, in'response to the ail'but imperative demand for sanitary conditlonsthat areas-near perfect as thepract-ical application of the art affords, makes it necessary'to avoid cracks-and crevices as .Innch' as possible, especially wherever they would afiordplaces for the lodgm'ent of im* pure matter.

To this end the present'inve'ntion contemplates the entire dispensing with legs or {other support resting upon the floor, as im- Fpu-re matters are bound to'accumulate between andaround their feet, and'as' a substitute therefor, according to the present-inivention', the basin or' receptacle is provided with a hollow bracket arm, one end of {which joins the backof the waste-water Qbasin, whence it extendsrearward to awall ten other ultimate support to which itis din-ectly'secured through the medium of concealed supporting means. This hollow bracket arm-is-open at itsrear end for the insertion and removal; of the waste-water trap and the adjacent portion ofthe wasteiwa-ter pipe, which trap and pipe are con- }tainedtwithin and concealed by the bracket iarm, which also contains and conceals the lw'atersup-pl-y pipe,- the valve mechanism and parts accessory thereto. Another advanitage of this rearwardlyextending supporting lbrack'et arm is-tha-t it positions the basin land" drinking cup a considerable distance lfrom the wall, and afl'ords at least a chance ffOl' the feminine wearers of some hats in lvogue at the present time to drink'without i diatu rbi-ng them.

, I arn aware 'thata patent has heretofore been granted which shows the waste-water lbasin of'a drinking fountain as being sup lported by a hollow horizontally arranged ;pipe, having within it-' alongitudinal web, jor partition, which divides its interior into ,tW'o horizontal passages, one of which serves :to conduct the supply water to a vertically arranged discharge nozzle, while the other serves to carry ofl the waste water. But the mechanism shown by the particular patent here referred tois inapplicable and wholly impracticable for use in the heavylooking massive forms which are characteristic of up-to-date plumbing fixtures. Furthermore, this divided pipe forms at one and the same time the support and the water passages and is in no sense a housing for containing and concealing separate water passages which are made of ordinary pipe.

In the drawings the drinking cup is shown at 1, the basin at 2, and the'means for supporting the basin at 3 Within the drink- I mg cup, and extending'completely-across-it,

from side to side, is a diaphragm, a, which divides the interior of the cup into two comartments or-chambers 5 and 6, which are coated the one above the other and are hereinafter called the bubbling chamber and the inlet chamber, res ctively. As shown,the inner surfaces of twalls of the bubbling chamber converge upward and the diaphragm is provided with anumber of upwardly presented perforations, 7, so lo-.

cated and arranged that streams of water issuing from them will impinge against-the conver 'ng inner surfaces of the walls of the bu him the top of the bubblingcup an well p mound-like at this point. -It is theintention that the pressure of the water be so regulated that a geyser-like jet will not rise above the top of the cup far enonghto be broken up as it falls back into the cup, carryingwith itmore or less air: andxt ereby produce a splash, but only sufiiciently'high' to form' a sort of a mound from which to' drink. The perforated diaphragm. amounts to nothing'more nor less thana rose and it should benoted that none, of theperforations of the rose is so located that'a stream of water issuing from it will pass directly upward to the opening at the'top' of the cup but that, on the contrary,..'all',of said perforations are so located that, the streams issuing from them will im inge against the converging inner surface 0 the walls of the this downwardly presented shoulder is pro:

vided by a cap, 10, which has threaded engagement with the pipe, 8, and has a notch or other feature for receiving a tool or wrench by which the cap may be screwed onto the pipe a greater or less distance and thereby move the pipe longitudinally relatively to the cap. Assuming that the pipe, 8, is held against end-wise movement, the turning of the cap onto it will produce a chamber, thereby, causing the water to see the center of the o ening at,

downward pressure upon the drinking cup, the bottom of which rests upon and is supported by the basin, and the upward strain thus exerted upon the pipe is transmitted through parts hereinafter described to the bottom of the basin. It therefore follows that the turning of the cap, 10, produces an endwise strain upon the pipe, 8, which acts downwardly upon the cup and upward against the basin whereby the cup and basin are firmly held together. In order that the pipe, 8, may reach and pass through the diaphragm, 4:, the bottom, 11, of the inlet chamber, 6, is provided with an opening, 12,

I and a water-tight joint is formed between the cup and pipe, where the latter passes through the opening 12, by an elastic pack- *ing, 13, having a flange, 14, which bears against'the un r surface of the bottom of theinlet chamber and is forced upward by aclamping nut, 15, having threaded engage ment with the pipe, 8. Within the inlet chamber the ipe,,8, isprovided with a numberof latera openings or perforations, 16,

"throu h which'wateris dischar ed into the inletv e amber, and the lower end of the pipe has threaded engagement with an internally screw-threaded, annular" flange, 17

projecting from the topside of the casing,

18, of a valve, 19 that controls the water Suppl If desire this valve may be omitte a together and in this event the supply 'of water-to to drinking cup will be continuoussolong as the supply cook, 20, is left open, but in order to economize in the use of water, where this is adesideratum, the valve, 19, is preferably of the; self-closing type. flothis end its stem, 21, is surrounded by a coil spring, 22, which exerts its pressurein -one direction against the valve with a tendency .to hold it closed upon its seat, and in the other direction against a rim 23, which has threaded engagement wit the valve casing, 18, whereby the ring is firmly held in'pla'ce. The stem, 21, passes through the-ring and is provided with a handle, 24, for turning it and this handle is provided with a sleeve-25, which surrounds a' cylindrical rojection, 26, carried by the ring, 23, said seeve and projection being provided with engagin inclined cam-surfaces, whereby when the handle, 24, is turned in one direction, the stem, 21, will be drawn outward in opposition-to the expansive force of the spring, 22, and unseat the valve, the valve being again seated by the expansion of the spring, 22, when the handle, 24, is relieved of pressure. The seat, 28, for the valve, 19, is formed on a hollow tube-like portion, 29, of a part or plug, 31, which extends through and closes an opening formed throu 'h the end, 80, of the valve casing, 18, and this plug also closes an opening in one Wall of the water supply passage, 32, to which latter water is supplied from the main water supup, the basin and of two diameters 'ezitern'a'lly and the portion of larger diameter has'ports, '34, 'connnunicating with the passage, 32, which'ports together with the cavity of the plug constitute a water passage for conducting water from i the passage, 32, to the'i'nterior of the valve casing, '18, so that water admitted from the pipe, 33, and flowing in the direction of the arrow, 32, reaches the lower end of the-pipe 8, throu 'h which it passes 'upward -"'an escapes through the openings, 16, into the inlet chamber, 6.

The water over-flowing the drinkin cup will fall into the basin, 2, pass througi lateral openings, 36, in thehollow base or foot of'the drinking 'cup,'reach and pass through the outlet opening, 37 of the basin into the upwardly presented open end of a P-trap, 38, throughsaid trap into the waste pipe, 39, and thence as to the final discharge. The valve casing, 18, and the trap, 38, are cast integrally and a rubber packing ring, 40, is interposed between the bottom of the basin and the upwardly presentedend of the trap, said parts being grooved to receive the packing ring, so that when a screw, 49, is turned trap are drawn together so as to com rose the packing ring and form. a water-tig t joint.

It is well known that the water pressure varies, to a considerable extent, in difierent locations and it is of course necessary that the pressure of the water supply to the drinking cup shall be adequate, but not excessive, otherwise the pressure would cause the water to rise too far above the drinking cup. These variations are due to various causes, but, regardless of the'cause, according to the present invention the ressure of the water supply to each 'drinln-ng cupis 41g regulated by a simple device shown in 1. This device, or regulator, consists of a tubular projection, 41, the interior of which is screw-threaded and adapted to be engaged by a correspondingly threaded plug, 42, one end of which projects a greater or less distance into the passage, 32, and the other end of which is provided with a notch or other feature for receiving a screw-driver or other tool for turning and thereby adjustin it. It is manifest that to the extent that this plug projects into the passage 32, the latter is choked so that its capacity may be increased or decreased by properly adjusting the plug. For the purpose of preventing surreptitious adjustment of the plug and also preventing leakage past it, the outer end of the tubular projection, 41, is closed by a screw-cap or plug, 43, an elastic packing, 44, being interposed to form a tight joint.

The trap and waste pipe, the water supply connections, and the valve mechanism, ex

ward extension bein cepting only the handle for manipulating the valve when a self-closing valve is used, *are'aIl concealed within a housing, 45, ar-

ranged beneath the basin. Immediately below the outlet opening, 37, the housing has an opening in which fits a sleeve, 46, having a flan 47 which rests upon the upper "surface 6 the bottom of the housing, the

lowerend of the sleeve'being threaded and a clamping nut, 48, being turned onto its projecting. threaded end so as to-engage'the lowersur-face of the bottom of the housing and thus hold=the sleeve,'46, in place. The interior of the sleeve isscrew-threaded and receives a screw, 49, the upper end of which occupies a socket, 50, inzthe "bottom of the casting which forms the trap, so that by turning this screw in the pro er direction, the trap'and basin areforced m o posite directions, toward each other, with t e result-that the packing ring, 40,-is compressed, thereby forming a water-tight joint between the trap and basin;

The means, 3,'for supporting the basin is,

in fact, ahollow bracket arm. This bracket arm is -formed in part by git-rearward continuation, 51,0f the housing, 45, and an upward entension, 52, of this rearward continuation, the rearward continuation and upunited to each other and the forward en of the upward extension being also united to the rear side of the basin. The hollow arm thus formed not only conceals the arts and gives the fixture a neat and finis ed appearance, but it serves, in whole or in part, to support the basin and its accessories. To this end the upward extension is provided in the under surface of its top portion with a recess, 53, resulting in a depending lug or rib, 54, within the bracket arm, and a bracket, 55, having an upwardly extending lip, 56, is secured to the wall, 57, so as to enga 'e the lug and be within and concealed by the bracket arm. The rear end of the hollow bracket arm is completely open so that in order to secure the fixture in place, it is simply necessary to bring the rear end of the bracket arm in contact with the wall and then lower it until the rib or lug, 54, en-

gages behind the lip, 56, of the bracket This will amply support the basin and its accessories, and in order to prevent its accidental or mischievous disengagement from the bracket, means are provided for preventing the upward movement of the basin. For this purpose the water supply pipe, 33, or the waste pipe 39, may pass into or through openings in the wall with a snug fit so that they cannot move laterally in any direction. This, acting through the trap, 38, the screw, 49, and the housing, 45, will effectively prevent any upward movement of the basin.

The basin consists of a basin proper or receptacle, 58, and a jacket, 59, havin a bottom portion, (30, which lies beneath the basin ture is in place.

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proper, and a side portion, 61, extending upward from the portion, 60, and surrounding the sides of the basin proper, said basin proper and jacket being united around the outlet opening, 37, and also at the top or upper part of the basin, said basin proper and jacket being spaced apart so as to leave bctween them a space, 62. The portion, 60, of the jacket is also united to the top portion of the housing, 45. In fact, all portions going to make up the basin, the housing and the hollow supportin bracket are preferably integral and ma e of pottery or earthenware, so as to form a unitary structure.

It has been stated that the hollow bracket arm is laterally closed but this is not to be taken in a strict sense because the arm must be provided with suitable openings for giving access to any of the parts within it should this be desirable or necessary. For instance, it has an opening through which the sleeve, 46, passes, but this opening is closed by the sleeve itself. It has also an opening, 63, for giving access to the plug,

. 412, and cap, 43, but this openin is substantially closed by the cap and will not be present where the regulator, 41, is dispensed with. It also has an opening, 64, for giving access to the stop cook, 20, but this opening is substantially closed in a like manner. It also has an oaening 65, for the passage of the casing an stem of the valve, 19, but this opening is closed in like manner and will not be present when the self-closing valve is dispensed with. For convenience in manipulating the valve, 19, the opening, 65, is preferably formed through the side of the housing while for obvious reasons the opening for containing the sleeve, 46, must be formed through the bottom of the housing. The openings, 63 and 64, also are preferably located at the bottom of the housing in order that they will not be visible to any appreciable extent when the fix- The term laterally closed must therefore be taken as meaning that the arm and housing are closed tothe extent that they practically conceal all of the parts that are contained within the bracket arm.

The pipe, 8, is provided with a lateral perforation or minute leak hole, 67, which is located as near the interior of the valve casing, 18, as possible. The object of this leak hole is to drain the pipe, 8, and the chambers of the drinking cup.

By omitting the drinking cup and the accessories for supplying it with. water and making the basin and remaining parts of appropriate size. a highly satisfactory basin for lavatories will result. It will require no actual floor space, will be perfectly efficient, and of comparative light weight, although of heavy massive appearance. But the that are peculiar to this adaptation form the subject of a separate application which I am about to file as a division of this application.

Some features of the invention shown, described and claimed in the present application are divided out of my co-pending application which was filed June 15, 1909, under Serial No. 502,391, in which they are shown and described but not claimed, which has since eventuated in Patent No. 1,038,916, dated Sept. 17, 1912.

What I claim as new is:

1. A drinking fountain having a basin provided at the bottom with a vertical outlet opening, a hollow bracket arm which joins the rear side of the basin, its rear end being open for the insertion and removal of a waste trap and the adjoining portion of a waste pipe, said rear end being provided with means for engaging a suitable support, a drinking cup located within and supported by the basin, said cup having ports or passages through which waste water may flow from the basin to the outlet opening, a trap located within the hollow bracket arm and having an upwardly presented branch having an open end registering with the outlet opening of the basin, said trap having also a discharge branch, a waste water pipe communicating with said discharge branch, a valve device having a casing located within the trap, a water supply pipe communicating with said casing, a secend pipe also communicating with said casing whence it. extends upward through the outlet opening of the basin and communicates with the interior of the cup,'said valve device having a valve for controlling the flow of water from the water supply pipe to the aforesaid second pipe.

2. A drinking fountain having a basin provided at the bottom with a vertical outlet opening, a hollow bracket arm which joints the rear side of the basin, its rear 'end being open for the insertion and removal of waste pipe connections, said rear end being provided with means for engaging suitable supporting means, a drinking cup located within and supported by the basin, said cup having ports or passages through which waste water in the basin may flow to the outlet opening, a fitting located within the hollow bracket arm and having an upwardly presented branch having an open end registering with the outlet opening of the basin, said fitting having also a discharge branch, a waste water pipe connnunicating with said discharge branch, a valve devicehaving a casing located within the fitting, a water supply pipe communicating with said 0215- ing, a second pipe also communicating with said casing whence it extends upward through the outlet opening of the basin and communicates with the interior of the drinking cup, said valve device having a valve inlet chamber, said cu g t-he outlet opening of the basin and into t 'trap, a valve casing within the trap with which the lower end of the pipe aforesaid the upper side of the rose, a rubber gasket:

surrounding the pipe and adapted to close the opening through the bottom of the inlet chamber, a jam nut turned on the said pipe and engaging the rubber gasket, and means for supplying the pipe with water. 1

4. A device of the class described, having in combination, a basin provided at its bottom with a water outlet, a drinking cup within the basin, said drinking cup hav- "ing ports or passe es through which water may fiow from the asin to the outlet, a trap having an upwardly presented open end registering with the outlet opening andhaving also a discharge branch, a pipe communicating with the drinking cup and extending downward through the outlet opening and into the trap, a Water supply pipe, hollow parts 1providing a passage or waterway throug which water may flow from said water supply ipe to the pipe first aforesaid and a valve 'or controlling the supply or water to the drinking cup. I I

5. A device of the class tom with an outlet opening, a drinking cup seated within the basin and having ports'or openings through which the water may flow from t e basin to the outlet opening, a trap having an upwardly presented open end registering with they outlet of the basin and having also a discharge branch, a pipe comnmnicating at its upper end with the drink- Zing cup and extending downwardly, through communicates, a water su ply pipe communicating with the interior 0 said valve casing, i

and a valve in said casing forcontrolling communication between said Water supply pipe and the pipe first aforesaid 6. A device of the class described having through the part.

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described, having I in combination, a basin provided at its .bot-' in combination a basin having at its bottom an outlet opening, a tra having an upwardly resented open en registering with said out et opening and having also a discharge branch, a drinking-cup in the basin, a pipe communicating with the drinking cup and extending thence downward through the d a outlet opening and into the trap, a valve device having a casing located within the trap, with which the pipe aitoresaiolcomm-u-'- nicates, a part occupying and" closing an opening with which the-valve casing-is provided, a water supply pi e, a-passagewith which it communicates, t e part, aforesaid,

being provided with a water passage communicating with the-passage firstatores'aid and also with the interior-of thavvalv'e casing" andf'a valve'tor controlling thewatertpassage 7. A device of; the class in combination a basin having at its;bntt omw 1 an outlet'opening, a trapihav ghbm communicating with-saidoutletopening and having also a-discharge branch, a drinki cup in the basin, a pipe communicating wit the-drinking cu whence" it extends downward through 1e outlet opening and into thetrap, a valve device having acasing located within the trap with the'interior of E which casing said; pipe communicates, the

trap andvalve casing being permanently 3 united with each other to-torm fa"junitary e. A device at opening formed through'its bottom, a Rtrap having an upwardly presented opening com-T,

municating with sea outlet opemng,'- a -h i drinking cup in said basin, a pipe, fonsup plying the cup with water, communicating with the cu whenceit extends'downward through sai outlet opening and into the trap, a main Water-supply 1pc, a valve device having a casing locate within the trap between the mainwater-supply pipe and the pipe for supplying water to the cup, and a va vein the valve casing for controlling the flow ,ofwater therethrough, the trap and.

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g I PATRICK J. MADDEN. Witnesses: i 1

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